I am due in April. The baby's father doesn't want anything to do with the baby. I wanted to give the baby my maiden name since I was married but didn't change my last name back. Now that I have this baby coming I really don't want to give it my ex-husbands last name. Can I give it my maiden name, even though that is not my name any more??
2006-12-11 09:38:52 · 39 answers · asked by Amb 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
You can put anything on the baby's birth certificate that you want! so yes, you can give it your maiden name
2006-12-11 09:40:10 · answer #1 · answered by Sharp Marble 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
yes you may do so . you may for the most do this with out any troubles at all .
you write that the father does not want anything to do with the baby . that is both sad and i think evil .
the fact that you are not going to put the fathers as the last name of the child may play a small part in legal matter latter on however so long as you list this man as the father on the papers then there is really no difference.
i hope and pray that you the father and the child soon come to see that you are a family and that each of you is linked to one another in such a way that only God could dissolve .
2006-12-11 09:45:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can definately name it your maiden name. In fact, the law says you can name your baby just about anything...a new last name altogether. But I agree with you....no point in taking a last name, esp. if it's from a guy who wants no part and you can change your last name back to your maiden name on your divorce decree. If you don't change it now (the baby's name), you'll have to go to court to change it later....and may need his permission to do so. Easier to do on the original birth certificate:) Good luck!
Don't even put him on the birth certificate if he's not around.
2006-12-11 09:50:44 · answer #3 · answered by muscgrad2002 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the United States, you can call the baby anything you want with some tiny tiny exceptions. For instance, some states require names to be more than 1 letter of the alphabet, so no symbols or numbers.
The last name can generally be anything you want.
2006-12-11 09:44:04 · answer #4 · answered by hawkthree 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why dont you change your name back then you wont have worry about it then youand your baby can have the same name , you decide weather it gets your name or the fathers just like if you werent married when you had a baby. . .
2006-12-11 09:57:00 · answer #5 · answered by Have a baby. . . 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course. You could give your baby any last name in the world & it wouldn't matter as long as it's on the birth certificate
2006-12-11 14:21:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can give your baby whatever name you want: first middle and last. I would look into changing your last name back. My daughter has a different last name than me and it was confusing to her and her teachers etc. when she was younger. Congrats on your pregnancy.
2006-12-11 10:00:57 · answer #7 · answered by Kristin Pregnant with #4 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can name your child any surname although to make things easier for yourself in the future ,i would take my maiden name back myself. if you get remarried it is easier to change the childs nameto your husbands name if thats what your child wants my daughter did and it was a nightmare due to the fact that we had to provide a lot of extra court documents to do so.
2006-12-11 09:56:14 · answer #8 · answered by tash 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to a local hospital and ask for the birth registration form, it will explain what is and is not allowed as a last name where you live.
2006-12-11 09:47:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course that you could put your maiden name and trust me you better do that.Maybe your ex husband when your baby is born decides that he wants to be part of his life and its going to be to late.You are the mom you decide.
2006-12-11 09:46:18 · answer #10 · answered by Alexandria 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋